Pin-ticket machine.



H.- G. DAVIS.

PIN TICKET MACHINE. APPLICATION man AUG-4 191s.

Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

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1,156,672. Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

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H. G. DAVIS.

PIN TICKET MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, I9I3. 1,156,672. v Patentd Oct. 12, 1915.

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PIN TICKET MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4. 1913.

1,156,672. Patented 001. 12, 1915.

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HARRY G. DAVIS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASS IGNOR TO THE H. G. DAVIS.

MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

. PIN-TICKET AGHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented @ct. 12, iaia.

Application filed August 4, 1913. Serial No. 782,867.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY G. DAVIS, citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain.

new and useful Improvements in Pin-Ticket Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to machines for at-' taching pin tickets to garments or fabrics, and more particularly to a power driven machine adapted to automatically perform the various functions of preparing the ticket, forming the staple and attaching the ticket by means of the automatically formed but will be more eflicient in use, substantially automatic in operation, easily operated and controlled, and unlikely to get out of repair. A further object of the invention is to provide improved means for actuating the.

ticket feeding mechanism and the printing devices, and to provide removable printing type and a chase in which they mayreadily be arranged in printing position by opera tors unskilled in type setting and further to' provide improved means for inking such marking type.

Further objects of the invention are to provide improved means for actuating the goods supporting arm and clenching mech anism and to provide means whereby such goods supporting member and clenching mechanism will automatically compensate for articles of different thicknesses to which the tickets are to be applied.

' A further object is to provide an improved clencher head which will be unlikely to be come clogged by, accumulation of lintor dust and to provide means for rendering the clencher head inoperative, whereby separate tickets may be suitably marked, stapled and discharged from the machine without such staples being clenched, to be later applied to the goods by hand and further to provide a guard for the ticket attaching mechanism, whereby the ticket may be applied to only selected thicknesses of goods and other thicknesses of goods guided away from the mechanism.

With theabove primary and other incidental objects in view as will more fully appear in the specification, the invention consists of the features of construction, the parts and combinations thereof and the mode of operation or their equivalent, as hereinafter described and set forth in the claims."

Referriii to the drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the assembled machine.

Fig. 2 is an endelevationofthe operative end of the machine. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the opposite end of the machine and the driving mechanism. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View on line 00a: ofFig. 1. Fig. 5

is a transverse sectional view on line y'y of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detail plan view .of the ticket feeding mechanism. Fig. 7 is a similar view of. the inking pad and means for actuating same. Fig. 8 is a detail side view. Flgs. 9, 10 and .11 are a perspective View, a plan view and a transverse sectional view of the-type chase of the printing devices. Fig...

12-is a perspective of one of the printing type. Fig. 13 is a detail side view of the goods supporting arm and the actuating and compensating devices therefor. Fig. 1 1 is a detail side elevation of the goods supporting arm and the clenching devices viewed from the side opposite that shown in Fig. 13. Fig. 15 is a detail 'side view of the goods supporting arm showing a ticket stripping device-adapted to insure the separation of the ticket and goods from the supporting arm and clenching devices. Fig. 16 is a detail perspective viewof the eccentric fulcrum pin for the goods supporting arm. Fig. 17 is a detail sectional plan view of the eccentric, fulcrum pin and supporting arm. Fig. 18 is a detail view of the clenching head with the front plate'removed. Fig. 19 is-the front plate of the clencher head. Fig. 20 is a detail-perspective view of a gage plate adapted to locate the tickets in predetermined position upon the goods, Fig.

21 is a detail perspective view of a guard length of such material suflicientto form a ticket,.to' imprint thereon h ffs' ock number,

applied to the gage plate for protecting certain portions of the article, while the ticket is being applied to other portions thereof." Fig. 22 is a detail view of the wirefeeding rolls. Fig. 23-is a detail viewof the nonp shaft 7 -and rotating therewith. Pivoted'to repeat clutch.

- Like parts are indicated by-similar char-2* acte'rs of reference throughout the several views.

.The machine forming the subject matter hereof, is adapted to automatically feed from a continuous strip of ticket material, a

theprice, cost and such fother data as may be desired, and to sever the prepared ticket "of proper length" from the strip. -Whi1e ,.these operations 'are'being performed, there is also being fed .from a supply of staple wire, a length thereof sufiicient to fpr a staple, which is severed by an oblique are,

wherebythe'ends are sharpened, thesevered length of wire-being formed into a staplewhich i's-force'd through the ticket and the fabric placed in position to receiveit and the protruding ends of the' staple are [clenched by being bent outward. It is to be understood that several of these operations may be in progress at the same time and that they are automatically performed in proper relation one with the other.

thereto, as shown in the drawings, or by other suitable power. driving connections.

- While the parts' are' power actuated, the

40 Y a the operating'parts come to rest; 4.

' In constructing the machine, there'isemf driving connections are manually tripped, causing the machine to .perform-'one cycle of operation, after which. the driving connections are automatically disconnected; and

ployeda main frame comprising a b'ase or bed plate 1,'from' which projects a vertical portion 2, perpendicular to the base 1, car.- rying at each end a circular housing or head 3 and'4. This frame is supportedv upon a suitable pedestal or cabinet 5, having therein a drawer 6 to contain the font of marking type and the necessary tools, etc. The particular wire feeding and staple forming mechanism and ticket feeding mechanism shown in the drawing, are similar to those parts-disclosed by former Patents 864,157,-

and1,048,136.. Such parts will be herein described in only. a general way and refer- I ence is made to said patents for a more complete disclosure. 4

Journaled in suitable bearings .in the head 3 and-4 is the main drive shaft 7. Loosely.

mounted on the shaft 7, within the head '4 is a. worm wheel 8 rotated by a worm not shown in the drawings. The worm is in turn actuated by the driving motor The several operations are performed by power applied to the machine by a motor attached 9'. The worm wheel 8 is adapted ta be connected-with the drive shaft 7 to intermittently rotate'the latter by means of .a

'non-repeat-clutch; This clutch comprises a disk 10 secured upon the extremity of the the inner 'faceof the disk 10 is a pawl 11,

spring pressed into engagement with a ratchet wheel l2' connected to and rotating in unison with the worm wheel 8. During thetiine the pawl 11 is'engaged with the ratchet wheel 12, the drive shaft7 .and the worm wheel '8 will be positively connected one with the other and will rotate in'unison. To disconnect the shaft and worm wheel at the endfof-each cycle of operation, there is provided a cam plate. 13, pivotally supported in suitable brackets, projecting from the l ower portion of the head 4 and normally extending into the path of the tail of the pawl 11. As the several connected parts continue to rotate, the tail of the pawl 11 engages the cam plate, which oscillates the pawl about its pivotal connection with the disk 10 to disengage the head of the pawl from the ratchet wheel 12. The 'pawl is permitted to. engage the ratchet wheellto again rotate the shaft by oscillating the cam plate wardend a stud 16 adapted to engage the shoulder .17, upon a vertical reciprocatory hargl8. The bar .18 is connected at its upper "end to an 3.1Hll9ff3fll'fi6d by the pivoted cam plate-'13. Ateach rearward movement of the trip bar 14:, the'cam plate 13 will be oscillated out of the path of the pawl 11, thereby permitting the pawl to engage the ratchet wheel to, operatively connect the shaft and worm" wheel. The cam plate is returned to engaging position by a retract- 'ing spring'20, connected with the bar 18.

.At its forward end the shaft carries a cam 21, adapted by its rotation to reciprocate a bifurcated forming plunger 22 and thereaftera driving plunger 23. The bifurcated forming plunger 22 005 crates with the anvil'24, carried upon a swinging head or plate 25, .pivotally connected at 26 to the base of the machine.

Carried upon the inher face of the swing- 111g plate 25, arev two wire feed rolls 27 and 28. The feed roll 27 is. advanced through a step by step movement, to feed at each operation a length of wire sufiicient to form one staple by means of a pawl, not shown in the drawings, carried upon the oscillatory arm 29 and engaging the ratchet wheel 30, which is connectedwith the feedroll 27. The cor.-

responding feed roll 28 is carried upon an adjustable slide 31, capable of vertical movement in suitable ways upon the swinging plate 25 and normally pressed upward into engagement with the feed roll 27 by a spring across the anvil 24 and beneath the 'bifur-' shape about the anvil to form the staple.

32. This permits the rolls to automatically compensate for variation in the thickness of the wire. Pivotally carried upon the outer face of the swinging plate 25, is a lever 33, one endof which is adapted to engage a lip or ledge, projecting from the slide31, whereby the oscillation of the lever 33 will serve to reciprocate the slide 31 and therewith the roll 28 in a'direction away from the corresponding roll 27 against the tension of the spring 32. This adjustment of the roll 28 away from the roll 27 permits the wire to be easily inserted when. preparing the machine for operation.

The supply of wire is drawn from a spool or reel 34 carried upon the main frame and passes through a guide 35, thence between the feed rolls 27 and 28, by which thewire is advanced at proper intervals of time cated end of the forming plunger 22. The

feeding lever 29 of the feed roll 27 is oscil-' lated by means of a link 36, connecting said lever with an oscillatory lever 37, pivoted at 38 within the head 3 and oscillated by a suitable cam carried upon the extremity of the shaft 7. The same oscillatory lever 37 serves to operate the ticket cutofl knife as hereinafter mentioned.

Pivoted to the outer face of" the, swinging plate 25, is a cutoff lever 39, carrying a movable wire cutting jaw not shown in the drawings cooperating with the second stationary jaw upon the, inner side of the swlnging plate 25, to sever the length of wire by an oblique cut, whereby the ends of the wire will be sharpened. To oscillate the cutoff lever 39, at the proper moment thereis provided a bell lever 40, pivoted to the lower portion of the head 3, one end of".

which bears upon the extremity of the cutofi lever- 39, the opposite arm of which is pro vided with a suitable roller engaged by the by means-of the cam-21' carried upon-the shaft 7, as before mentioned, andits projecting-fingers'pass on opposite sides of the" anvil 24, causing the severed length of wire to be bent into a substantially inverted U rial.

. The cam 41 upon the shaft 7 is provided with two operating faces, one of which operates the bell lever 40 as before mentioned,

' the other face serving to oscillate a lever 43 upon the vertical portion of the frame and having its lower extremities connected by a'link'44 with the swinging frame 25.-

The timing of the several cams is such that after the wire has been formed into a sta-' ple, the lever 43 is oscillated to swing the plate 25 outward, thereby withdrawing the anvil 24 from within the formed staple and from beneath the driving plunger 23. This driving plunger 23 is then forced downward by a corresponding cam upon the'shaft 7 to force the staple from beneath the fingers of the forming plunger and through the ticket,

which has been advanced to a position to The construction thus far described is substantially the same as thatset forth in mylformer patents, except so far as the construction relates to the reciprocatory tripping mechanism for the non repeat clutch, the meansfor actuating the step .by step wire feeding -mechanism, themeans for swinging the plate 25 outward "at the proper time in the cycle of operation and the bell lever for operating the wire cutoff. For a more complete understanding of the staple forming and driving operation, reference should be made to my former patents.

The strip of ticket material is provided in roll'form and is located in a suitable cage 45, from which it is passed over the bed or base plate 1 beneath the printing or marking devices hereinafter described, to a position beneath the staple forming devices before mentioned. The forward upper extremity of the peripheral rim of the cage 4 5.is preferably of. spring material andbears with appreciable pressure'uponthe stripof ticketmaterial as it emerges from ,the cage 45;

This extension 46 of the cage rim acts as a brake upon the strip-of ticket material,controlling its movement and preventing the retrograde movement of the strip as the ticket feeding devices are reciprocated rearward.

The strip with marginal notches orrecesses at regular intervals; Such notches are preferably loof ticket material is provided cated'coincident with the points at which the strip is to be severed into separatetickets. Slidinglymounted upon suitable guides or ways upon the-'base 1,'-is a reclprocatory [head 47, carrying .at its forward end two spring pressed pawls, 47 adapted toengage the notches of the strip of ticket mate- Thisvticket feeding-head is reciprocated throughout a forward movement dur vin each cycle of operation by means of a be 1 lever 48, pivoted to the vertical portion 20f the main frame. On one arm of the nieaeaa bell lever 48 are carried two rollers 49 adapted to be engaged by a cam 50 upon,

the screw threaded link 52, the ticket feeding head 47 may be advanced or adjusted rearward in relation with the lever 48, thereby varying the relative path of travel of the head.

It has been found in practice that the most desirable tickets are approximately one inch length. F or convenience of operation, the ticket feeding devices are preferably adjusted that the limit of their stroke willbe a position substantially three inches, or the length of three tickets, from the cutofl knife herein mentioned. The several parts are so adjusted that the feed devices are given an operating stroke equal to or I slightly greater than the longest ticket to be used. With the machine so adjusted it is possible to feed tickets of a smaller size without changing the adjustment. The ticket strip is unaffected by the rearward movement of the head. It is immaterial how far the stroke rearward exceeds the length of they ticket so longas it does not double the length of the ticket. On its forward stroke it will advance idly through the distance it exceeds the length of the ticket. Thus tickets equal in size to equal divisions of the space between the forward limit of the stroke of the head and the cutoff knife may be used without further adjustment. By adjusting the link 52 this distance may be varied. It

' is to be understood that the dimensions here given are not arbitrary, but may be varied to suit different conditions of use. These figures and dimensions are merely used as examples to illustrate the ticket feeding operation.

Slidingly mounted in vertical guides in the frameportion 2, is a slide 56 carrying a presser head 57 with which is detachably engaged a type chase 58. The slide 56 is provided with a forward projecting arm carrying a roller 59 adapted to be engaged by a cam 60 upon the shaft 7 to depress the slide 56 and presser head 57. This movement is against the tension of a retracting spring 61, attached to a stud 62 projecting from the rear face of the slide 56 through a slotted opening in. the frame. The cam 60 is a double one adapted to transmit to the slide 56 and presser head 57 a double reciprocatory rotation of the shaft 7.

The initial movement of the slide 56 and head 57 will be a partial depression to press movement for each j 7 J quent, thereby subjecting both the type and the inking pad or other devices to considerable wear. To overcome this difficulty and I the type upon the inking pad or other device carried by the ticket feeding head 47, the slide 56 and the presser head 57 will then be elevated. After the ticket'feeding devices have been retracted, the slide and head will be again depressed throughout the limit of their 'movement into contact with the gular block or body, shaped to slide in suitable ways in the presser head 57, where it is detachably engaged by a spring arm 67, carried by the chase. This arm '67 engages a suitable stop upon the presser head 57. The chase is provided with a plurality of vertically disposed longitudinal slots 68, each provided adjacent to the upper face of the chase with an oflset rabbet 69. As will be seen from Figs. 10 and 11 this offset or rabbet is formed on but one side of each of the slots 68. Projecting inward from the opposite face of each slot, is a series of thin partitions or walls 70, extending throughout substantially one half the width of the slot and spaced one from the other a distance equal to the thickness of the type to be employed. These partitions or walls which are integral with the division wall between successive slots of the chase, take the place of the usual quads or spaces between adjacent type.

Referring to Fig. 12, it is seen that each type member is provided with an offset or shoulder 72, corresponding with the aforementioned rabbet of each of the slots 68. This shoulder 72 upon the type member, while engaging with the rabbet 69 of the chase slot, prevents the type from falling through the chase when in use. It further prevents the type from being inserted in the chase either wrong end first or in a reverse position, whereby the type would make an inverted impression. The division wall 70 provides a separate recess or cell for each type, so that there will be no need for justito provide efficient means for inking the I printed characters, there is provided a construction, wherebythe face of the type is brought alternately into contact. with the inking pad and with the tickets, without any friction or dragging movement upon the face of the type or the inking member. In the present construction, the inking member is carried upon a flexible spring plate 73 projectin upward and forward from the ticket fee ing head 47. This plate 73 is 'depressible to a limited extent when the type within the chase are brought into engagement therewith by the depression of the slide 56 and presser head 57 to insure proper pressure of. the pad upon the type.

The inking member which is carried upon the depressible spring plate 73 may be of any desired form. It may be a simple pad of fabric or felt saturated with ink or suppliedFfrom a suitable reservoir carried upon the flexible plate. There is preferably however, provided upon the plate 73 an inking pad 74 mounted in a rotatable carrier or frame 75, the periphery of which is pro-' vided with a series of ratchet teeth 76.' Mounted upon a suitable bracket projecting from the vertical portion 2 of the main frame is a spring actuated pawl 77 adapted,

to engage one of the ratchet teeth 76 at each advancemovement of the ticket feeding head 47 and as the head 47 continues to advance, the pawl 77 will cause a partial rotation of'the pad 74, whereby each successive impression of the type upon the pad will be in a different relative position. In lieu of this construction, an ink reservoir 78 may be provided upon the ticket feeding head 47, as shown in Fig. 8 and a compressible pad 78' may be employed in such reservoir. I

The cam is so timed pon the shaft 7, that as the ticket feeding head 47 reaches the forward limit of its stroke, the printing slide will be depressed throughout a limited movement to engagement with the inking pad 74, after which the freshly inked type will be elevated to permit the ticket feeding head 47 and inking device to be retracted out of the path of the type. After the feeding head 47 and inking device have been returned to their normal or retracted position, the slide 56 and the pressure head 57 are forced downward throughout the full limit of their stroke into engagement with a strip of the ticket feeding material, which is imprinted with the freshly inked type. The

. slide and type are then retracted preparatory to thenext operation? It is to be understood that theticket feed ing head 47 and the inking device carried thereby, come to rest momentarily at the forward limit of. their stroke, while the type are being impressed thereon to receive their charge of ink. The freshly inked type arewithdrawn from the pad before the feeding head 47 and begins its return movement.

80. The rear extremity of which is connect- 7 ed by a link 81 with the oscillatory lever 37. The link 81 is provided with .a slotted connection with the lever 37 whereby the upward oscillation of the lever 37 necessary to rotate the feed roll 27 to advance the staple wire will be independent of the cutoff knife 80. As the lever 37 approaches .the

limit of its stroke, it engages theend of the slot in link 81 and by a slight further movement operates the cutoff knife 80 to sever from the strip of ticket material, the terminal ticket which has been projected beyond the head 79. It is to be understood that the staple will have been formed and driven through the ticket before the ticket has been severed from the strip.

Pivotally supported upon suitable lugs beneath the base plate 1 is an oscillatory goods supporting arm 82, carrying at its extremity a clencher head 83, which is raised to meet the staple forming and driving devices at each operation and which is thereafter permited to recede in order that the article to be operated upon may be more easily placed in position for the next op-' eration. The goods supporting arm 82 is oscillated about its pivotal connection by the reciprocatory movement ofthe cam plate 84, which upon its rearward movement engages of the arm 82. The cam plate 84 is recip rocated at theproper moment in the cycle of the sliding cam 84 is mounted. This constru'ction'is best shown in Figs. 13 and 14. The opposite arm of the bell lever 86 is connected by'a link 91 with an oscillatory lever 92, pivoted to the housing 4 and operated at proper intervals by a cam 92 carried by the shaft 7. In order that tickets may be attaohed to goods of different thicknesses, with equal facility and efficiency, means are provided for compensating for the'thickness of the goods or, article by varying the stroke of the goods supporting arm 82. To this end the guide or support 90 on which the sliding cam 84 is mounted, is fulcrumed at 90' and is capable of an oscillatory movement about such fulcrum against the tension of the spring '90 supported upon a stud pro- 105 a roller 85, carried by the rear extremity I jecting from the base of the plate 1 and bearing against the support 90. W hen goods of unusual thickness isoperated upon,

the goods supporting arm 82 will be elevated into firm contact with the goods and upon further movement of the sliding cam 84;, the support 90 will yield by turning about its fulcrum 91 against the tension of the spring 90*, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 13.

The clenching head 83 comprises two separable plates between which is mounted a Y shaped reciprocatory clenching member 93. The clenching member 93 is provided with suitable guides 9 l94 and 95. It has been found almost impossible in practical operation to prevent lint or dust from the article operated upon, collecting within the clencher head. Unless means is provided for the escape of such lint or dust, the head becomes clogged and the clenching member is not permitted to travel its full stroke. To obviate this, there is provided in the face plate of the clencher head an opening 96, the

edges of which are beveled outward and downward. This opening registers with the lower portion ofthe recess or the space between the clenching member 93 and the guide 95 as shown by dottedlines in Fig. 18.

This permits the escape of any lint which may lodge within such recess. To further provide against the lodgment of lint particles, the upper ends of the guides 94 are beveled downward and outwardto guide the lint particles out of the clencher head. Thus lint particles which may enter the clencher head will not find lodgment therein. Where they might prevent the clencher head- 93 from operating throughout its full stroke in either direction.

The clencher member 93 is reciprocated within the head 83, by means of a clencher arm 97 pivoted at 98 upon the goods supporting arm 82 and moving in unison therewith, but capable of a further movement independent of the goods supporting arm to actuate the clenching member. To actuate the clenching arm 97 through such additional movement after the goodssupporting arm 82 has reached the limit of its stroke, there is provided upon the stud 88 of the sliding cam 84-, a roller 99, which as the sliding cam 841 approaches the limit of the rearward stroke, engages the rear extremity of the clenching arm 97 to oscillate said arm and thereby elevate the clenching member 93.

In its normal position of operation the clenching head 83 registers with the forming and driving plungers 22 and 23. 11s the staple is driven through the ticket and the goods by the action of the driving plunger 23, the ends of the staple enter the grooved guides 100 in the opposing plates, forming the clencher head. The arm 97 is then operated to elevate the clenching member 98 which presses the protruding ends of the staple upward and outward.

To meet certain conditions of use, it is sometimes desirable to print and cut off the successive tickets and to form the staple, driving the same through the ticket but not clenching the tines thereof, thus providing a marked ticket which may be later applied to the goods by hand. To accomplish this resuit, the goods supporting arm 82 is pivoted upon an eccentric fulcrum pin 101, as shown in Figs. 16 and 17. This pin is provided with concentric extremities 102 and 103 adapted to engage in the supporting lugs on opposite sides of the goods supporting arm 82 and an intermediate eccentric portion 10%. The extremity. 103 is projected beyond the supporting lug and is provided with a spring 105 against the tension of which the pin may be shifted longitudinally to disengage a lockingstud or projection 106 carried by the head of the pin-from a corresponding recess in the lug. The pin may then be rotated throughout a partial revolution,'thereby shifting .the clencher head 83 the ticket from the clencher head so that the tickets, will not accumulate thereon. This stripping device may comprise a flat spring 7 107 secured to the under side of the base plate 1 and projecting slightly beyond the cutoif knife 80 to a point adjacent to the clencher head, as shown in Fig. 13. In lieu of the spring 10?, there may be employed a pivoted arm 108, as shown in Fig. 15.; This arm 108 is pivoted concentric with the goods supporting arm'82 and is moved in unison therewith by a stud 109, carried by the goods supporting arm. Upon its downward movement, the rear end of the stripping arm 108 engages the'underside of the base plate 1 to limitthe downward movement of the arm 108 before the goods supporting arm and clencher head have reached the limit of their movement. Thus as the supporting arm 82 falls below the end of the arm 108, a ticket which may be carried upon the clencher head will be detached therefrom by the stripper arm 108. i

Tn order that the tickets may be applied 111- positions a uniform distance from the edge of the goods, there is provided, an ad- Justable guide or gage 110, slidingly mounted upon the forward end of the base plate 1 and having an offset 111 thereon, against which the edge of the goods may be adjusted, and an opening 112 through which the clencher head may operate. At each operaraised through the opening 112 in the plate 110 to meet the driving devices descending the clencher head and serves to guide the free thicknesses of the goods beneath the clencherhead, where it will be in no danger of coming in contact with the ticket attaching parts.

Inasmuch as the spring pressed ticket feeding pawls 47 normally tend to engage the strip at all times, means is provided for holding these pawls out of engagement during the time that the ticket strip is being replaced. Referring to Fig. 6, there is shown upon the upper face of the head 47 and beneath the plate 73, a sliding plate 114 having forward projecting inclined fingers- 115.

The pawls 47 are provided with studs 116, extending into the path of the inclined fingers 115 when the pawls are in engagement with the ticket'strip. By forward reciprocation of the plate 114, the inclined fingers 115 are caused to engage the'studs 116 and to oscillate the pawls 48 outward as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 6. The plate 114 is provided with a projecting arm or lug 117, by which the plate may be shifted.

From the above description it will be apparent that there is'thus provided a device of the character described, possessing the particular features of advantage before enumerated as desirable but which obviously 1S susceptible of modification in its. forni, proportion, detail construction or arrangement of parts, without departing from the principle involved or sacrificing any of its advantages.

While in order to comply with the statute,

' the invention has been described in language more or less specific as to certain'structural features, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to any specific details, but that the means and construction herein described comprise but one mode of putting the invention into effect, and the invention is therefore claimed broadly in any of its possible forms or modifications within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim,

1. In a machine of the character described employing ticket material arranged in a strip. means for intermittently advancing the strip a predetermined step of variable length, the combination with ticket attach To protect such free thick-' ing and ticket severing means, of a reciprocatory strip feeding head adapted to engage the ticket strip at apredetermined point," and means for causing the feeding head to overrun the point of engagement with the feeding strip to compensate for variations in the length of the advance steps through which the strip is .fed, substantially as specified.

2. In a machine of the character described employing ticket material arranged in -a strip, means for intermittently advancing the strip a predetermined step of variable.

length, the combination with ticket attaching and ticket severing means, of a reciprocaterystrip feeding head having a uniformdegree of-movement and adapted to engage the strip of ticket material at a particular point in. itspath of travel, and,means for varying the path of travel of the feeding head in relation with the point of engagement of the head with the strip whereby the head will be caused to engage the strip correspondingly earlier or later in its path of movement to advance the strip a greater or lessdistance. a

, 3. In a machine of the character described length, the combination with ticket attaching and ticket severing means, of a reciprocatory strip feeding head adapted to engage a the strip at a particular point in its path of travel and means for'relatively varying the .point of engagement of the strip and head and the path. of travel of the head to cause the head to engage the strip earlier or later in its path of travel and thereby vary the degree of advance movement of the strip.

4. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket I .feeding mechanism, ticket attaching members relatively movable to and from each other to secure the ticket to the goods, an

oscillatory support for one of said members, and means for shifting the axis of the oscillatory support to move the ticket attaching member carried thereby into and out of operative position.

5. In a ticket attaching machine, opposing ticket attaching members cooperating one with the other to secure the ticket to the goods, a movable support for one of said members, a revoluble eccentrically mounted member controlling the movable support, and adapted by its rotary movement to cause the ticket attaching member carried thereby to be moved into and out of operative position. a

l 6. In a ticket attaching machine, opposing ticket attaching members cooperating one with the other to secure the ticket to the goods, a pivoted support for one of the ticket attaching members, and a revoluble eccentrically mounted pivotal trunnion for said pivoted support,adapted by its revoluble movement to shift the axis of the pivoted support to move the ticket attaching mem-v ber carried thereby into and out of operative position. 7. Ina ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding devices, staple driving mechanism, and staple clenching mechanism cooperating with the driving mechanism, a pivoted support for the clenching mechanism, and a rotatable eccentric pivot therefor adapted by its rotation to vary the alinement of the clenching mechanism With the driving mechanism.

8. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding devices, staple driving mechanism, and staple clenching mechanism cooperating with the driving mechanism, a pivoted support upon which the clenching mechanism is carried, said support being capable of lateral adjustment in addition to its oscillatory movement, and means for adjusting the pivoted support laterally into and out of alinement with the driving mechanism.'

9.-In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding devices, staple driving mechanism, and staple clenching mechanism, a variable support for the clenching mechanism, and an eccentric member for said variable support by which the'clenching mechanism may be adjusted to an inoperative position.

10. In a ticket attaching machine,,ticket feeding devices, staple driving .mechanism "and staple clenching mechanism, a pivoted support for the clenching mechanism, and means for shifting the fulcrum point of the pivoted support to render the clenching mechanism inoperative.

11. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding devices, staple driving mechanism, and staple clenching mechanism, a variable support for the clenching mechanism, a revoluble adjusting member for the support, said adjusting member being longitudinally movable in addition to its revoluble movement, and locking means engaged and disengaged by its longitudinal movement to secure it in its adjusted position.

12. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding devices, ticket attaching mechanism, a pivoted goods supporting arm, an actuating cam for oscillating the goods supporting arm, and a yielding support for the actuating cam, whereby variation in the movement of the arm may be compensated for.

13. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding devices, ticket attaching mechanism, a reciprocatory cam for the ticket attaching mechanism, and a pivoted support for the cam permitting a variation in the movement of the ticket attachingmechanism to compensate for varying thicknpss of goods operated upon.

14. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding devices, ticket attaching mechanism,

a pivoted goods supporting arm, a pivoted lever forming an abutment for the pivoted goods supporting arm, and a spring resisting the oscillation of the pivoted lever under the influence of the goods supporting arm.

15. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding devices, ticket attaching mechanism, a pivoted goods, supporting arm adapted to engage the goods at one side of its pivotal connection, a yieldingabutment engaged by the arm at the opposite side of itspivotal connection and means to oscillate the arm While maintaining its engagement with the yielding abutment.

16. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding devices, ticket attaching mechanism, a movable goods supporting arm, a reciprocatory actuating cam therefor, and a yielding support upon which the cam is slidingly mounted said cam support being adapted to yield when the resistance to the movement of the arm exceeds that of the yielding abutment.

17. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding devices, ticket attaching mechanism, a pivoted lever, a spring against the tension of which the lever may oscillate about its pivotal connection, an actuating cam supported upon the lever, a movable goods supporting arm actuated by the cam, and means to actuate the cam.

18. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding devices, ticket attaching mechanism, a goods supporting arm having clenching devices carried thereon, said arm being pivotally supported intermediate its ends, a second lever likewise pivotally supported intermediate its ends, a spring engaging one end of the second lever against the-tension of which the lever may be oscillated, a re- I ciprocatory cam carried by the second lever and engaging the extremity of the goods supporting arm opposite the clenching devices said cam being adapted to initially oscillate the goods supporting arm to the I limit of its stroke and thereafter by further movement to oscillate the second lever against the tension of the spring.

19. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding devices, ticket attaching mechanism,

her and adapted by its reciprocatory movement to actuate the ticket attaching mechanism, a spring tending to hold said support against oscillation, but adapted to yield to permit the saipncrt to compensate for resistance met by the cam in actuating the ticket attaching mechanism.

21. In a ticket attachingmachine, ticket feeding devices, ticket attaching mechanism,

a variable goods support, a pivoted supporting member, a reciprocatory cam mounted on the supporting member and adapted by its reciprocatory movement to vary the goods support, and a" spring against the tension of which the supporting member mechanism comprising a housing, and a.

movable clenching member within said housing, said housing having a dowpwardly and outwardly beveled opening in the face thereof for the escape of accumulated lint.

24. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding and stapling mechanism, clenching mechanism comprlsmg a housing having exit openings, and a movable clenching member within said housing, and guides for said clenching member havingshoulders inclined downward and outward to the exit openings in said housin A 25. In a ticket'attaching. machine, ticket feeding mechanism, and ticket attaching mechanism, a depressible goods supporting member, and amovable stripper member acting in unison with the goods support but moving through, a path of less extent.

26. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding mechanism, and ticket attaching mechanism, including a movable clenching head, a stripper member adapted to engage the side of the ticket engaged by the clencher head beyond which the clencher head moves inits retrograde movement.

27. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding mechanism, ticket attaching devices including a movable goods supporting member, a stripper member moving to and from the point of operation in, unison with the supporting member, and means for limiting the return of the stripper member to a less degree of return movement than that of the supporting member. 7

28. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding mechanism, movable opposing ticket attaching members, an adjustable plate normally occupying a position in a plane intermediate the ticket attaching members, and

having an opening therein through which the ticket attaching members meet.

29. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding mechanism, ticket attaching mechanism, and a recessed plate adjustably located in a plane substantially coincident with the plane of operation of the ticket attaching mechanism, through the recess of which the said mechanism is adapted to operate.

.30. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding mechanism, ticket attaching mechanism, and a recessed plate located slightly beneath the plane in which the tickets are fed, and having means thereon for definitely locating the goods in relation with the point of'operation in-the ticket attaching mechan1sm.

31. In a ticket. attaching machine, ticket feeding mechanism, opposing ticket attaching members, a recessed plate located in a plane substantially coincident with the plane of operation of the ticket attaching mem-' bers, and a pendant housing carried by said plate inclosing one of the ticket attaching members.

32. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding mechanism, movable ticket attach= ing members, and a guard member extending from the plane of operation throughout the limit of the stroke of one of the ticket attaching members within which one of the ticket attaching members moves to and from operative-position. 4

33. In a ticket attaching machine, ticket feeding mechanis1n,opposing movable ticket attaching members, a plate located substantially in the plane of operation of the ticket attaching members, and a housing within which one'of the members is retracted, said housing extending substantially to the limit of travel of the lower ticket attaching member to prevent the insertion of the goods beneath the plate.

34. In a machine of the character described employing ticket material arranged in a strip, the combination with ticket attaching and ticket severing.means,'of a reciprocatory strip feeding .head adapted 'to over-run its point of engagement with the strip, and means for varying the degree of over-run'to correspondingly vary the degree of advance of the'strip under the influence of the head.

V A In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of July, 1913.

' HARRY G. DAVIS. Witnesses:

ALLEN M. STEARNE, Gno. W. HENRY, Jr. 

